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In the introduction to his memoir, The Gambler's Son, Jerry Benjamin states that you don't have to be privileged or wealthy to lead an interesting and fulfilling life. His own experiences certainly prove this to be true. Benjamin was raised to believe in the American dream, the promise that if you have enough passion and perseverance, you can achieve anything. Benjamin tackles all his business ventures with inspired verve and determination. He starts in the pharmaceutical industry and recounts the struggles and successes of owning several drugstores. Later in his life, Benjamin begins looking for other opportunities. His search leads him to the lucrative business of massage parlors and the frantic world of horse racing. He even buys his own horse and does his best to lead it to glory. Benjamin's anecdotes about his many business endeavors and relationship woes make The Gambler's Son a fast-paced, vivid read. Readers will feel like they are right in the room with Benjamin as he recounts the many hilarious and heartwarming challenges he has faced in both his professional and personal life.

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Jerry Benjamin grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, during the 1940s and 1950s and had a somewhat unusual childhood, thanks mostly to his mother, who danced to her own beat. At the age of fourteen, while still at public school, he started working various jobs and then went on to earn his bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical science from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston. Having learned everything he could working for others, Benjamin went on to become an enthusiastic entrepreneur, overcoming repeated obstacles on the road to realizing his version of the American dream. He spent thirty-eight years married to his childhood sweetheart, and they are both extremely proud of their two sons.

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